Liberal

#renewal

There may be some of us who, while condemning the current scandal, nonetheless believe this helps us politically. I would urge caution against this line of thinking. Unless some new evidence comes forward that puts the Prime Minister at the irrefutable center of this scandal, this actually helps his cause. With disdain for the Senate at…[Read more]

#renewal
While I have no problems recognizing donors who have made significant personal contributions, aka The Laurier Club, when we talk about democratic renewal, I do have a problem when the benefits of the Club are (https://action.liberal.ca/en/laurier)

“Invitations to exclusive Laurier Club events across the country, attended by prominent…[Read more]

#cannabis
Not in favour of legalization, decriminalization yes

Many points of discussion in draft policy paper, comment only on very few:

Reduce access to youth-think not, people get asked outside of liquor stores to buy for the underage, and if that didn’t supply demand I know people would purchase legally for the sole purpose of dealing it…[Read more]

#economy

Canadians have been bombarded with Economic Action Plan advertisements indicating that Canada’s economy is growing and that it’s on the right track.

However this maybe false hope as the government has done very little to increase Canada’s ability to export goods and services and create incentives for domestic investment that will…[Read more]

Is the Canadian economy there to serve the people or are people there to serve the Canadian economy. Prior to all this free trade stuff we had a smaller economy and people had stable jobs. That economy served the people.
Now I read that one should forget home ownership because “the economy” requires that employees be more mobile and that…[Read more]

I watch Question Period pretty much every day. What I notice is a continuous reference to the term “middle class”. This term is surely being used to elicit support from some subset of the electorate. I can envision that a number of terms were presented to focus groups and “middle class” turned out to be a winner.
Who the aitch is the middle…[Read more]

Job grant program advertised by Harper government doesn’t yet exist

http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/job-grant-program-advertised-by-harper-government-doesn-t-yet-exist-1.1288077

“The Harper government is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars advertising a program that does not yet exist.
…
The trouble is, the freshly announced program is…[Read more]

Best of luck to Mr. Coderre in his mayoral campaign. I’m wondering if the Liberal Party could take this opportunity to show people such as myself how the next candiadate is chosen, and how we can support her/him in the by-election? Could be a very good teachable moment for electoral districts across the country.

#internationaltrade
I have noticed that as time as passed, discussions of trade with China are ignoring their human rights record and any discussion of how this should affect our trade with China.

A quote from Human Rights Watch-World Report 2013-China:
“Against a backdrop of rapid socio-economic change and modernization, China continues to be…[Read more]

#disgraceful Question.
How come people lose there rights when they go to jail.
Isn’t going to jail a punishment enough.
Did the judge say people in jail are to be tortured by the guards..
Is there such a thing as psychological torture here in Canada..
Why is Ashley smith dead.
Why have over 100 policemen been found lying on the stands under…[Read more]

The #Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission is embarking on an exciting new policy development process– what needs to change? Where do we go from here?

Help us continue making positive change. Have your say:

http://apc-cpa.liberal.ca/release/aboriginal-peoples-commission-begins-exciting-policy-development-process/

The Party really should develop and distribute an add to capitalize on the recent Senatorial scandal. It need not be an attack add, it would be sufficient for it to simply be a fact add at this point, also demonstrating why the Liberals reflect the best alternative for government.

Fête de Victoria
Déclaration de l’honorable Jim Karygiannis, député
de Scarborough-Agincourt et porte-parole
libéral en matière de multiculturalisme

Je profite de l’occasion pour souhaiter à tous les Canadiens une joyeuse fête de Victoria.

L’anniversaire de la reine Victoria, le 24 mai, est célébré au Canada depuis avant la Confédération. En…[Read more]

Victoria Day
Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Liberal Critic for Multiculturalism

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all Canadians a Happy Victoria Day.

Queen Victoria’s birthday, May 24th, has been celebrated in Canada since before Confederation. In 1845, the Parliament…[Read more]

So it appears the PM’s CoS has written a cheque for senator Duffy. Case you’re interested LPC someone just dug up this senate regulation. It seems very clear and straight forward.

“Senators may not accept, nor may a family member accept, any gift or other benefit that could reasonably be considered to relate to their position, except as…[Read more]

Jour de la Constitution en Norvège
Déclaration de l’honorable Jim Karygiannis, député fédéral Scarborough-Agincourt et porte-parole libéral en matière de multiculturalisme

Je profite de l’occasion pour présenter mes meilleurs vœux en ce Jour de la Constitution ou Grunnlovsdagen aux membres de la communauté canadienne d’origine norvégienne.

Le…[Read more]

Norwegian Constitution Day
Statement by the Honourable Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Liberal Critic for Multiculturalism

I would like to take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to members of the Canadian Norwegian community on the occasion of Norwegian Constitution Day or Grunnlovsdagen.

Constitution…[Read more]

#election2015 Fundraising is important but we need to do outreach to grow the fundraising base. We are planning a flyer drop. Waiting for LPC approval of a flyer we develped ourselves. They also said they were developing a flyer that they will put online as a resource for ridings. We want to start now before people start going away on summer…[Read more]

#Senator Duffy
Senator Duffy and the PM’s Chief of Staff who gave $90,000.00 should come out with the whole truth and the mystery behind this strange donation. What was the motivation behind this donation and how did Stephen Harper himself influenced this move..Public has a right to know…This is not a private affair..Senators get paid from…[Read more]

#website
How about add the ability to donate from Paypal. Some of the leadership candidates had it and it makes donating very easy. Liberal Party of Canada doesn’t and it’s much less motivating to write and mail a cheque. Should we really be promoting the use of credit cards?